Description: This late middle aged woman wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with white lining and desert motifs and is in decent physical shape. Her hair, while still mostly red, has prominent grey streaks. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She has always had a great fascination with Dwarven culture. She believes the world needs to unite to get rid of gnolls once and for all.

History: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Portia was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. As a young adult she joined a group advocating for an improvement in Halfling conditions. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to gnolls demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Many gnolls want her driven away; and retire the richest woman in the south

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Enemies, Mentor. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 800 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This tall, slender woman wears a suit in poor condition. It has not been laundered in sometime and has been worn in activities one would not normally wear a suit during. Her brown hair is heavily combed to the right. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: Ea speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. She is clearly well-traveled and educated. Ea enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for her love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: Her father raised her in a mountain cabin. There was a wharf not far from home where she often wandered off to fish. She now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: To reunite with her old friends; and she desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Adventurer, Attractive, Nature. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 100 gp. Onyx (80 gp). Azurite (15 gp). Sard (80 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He wears a blue collared shirt and green pants. He accessorizes with a red scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across his shirt. He sports a long silver beard, and similarly colored long hair. His eyes are likewise amber. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: He is highly sensitive about his name. He loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. Flattery will make him almost putty in your hands.

History: He was born in the west, but his parents moved at a very young age to the south. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: He's in love; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Sensitive, Selfish. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 1800 gp.

Description: She appears as an extremely gaunt Half-Elf, and stands approximately 5'2". She wears tattered old clothes, and her gloved hand is found clutching a morningstar. She sports a flattop hair cut. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk she knows how to make people feel guilty. On top of that she is swayed by a pretty face, and while loyalty to her employer will always come first she doesn't like to hit women.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. She found a children's book about a Half-Elf Warlock who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. She modeled her life after the story, seeing herself destined a hero. She has dedicated herself to building a better village for her children.

Motivation: She's looking for her big break; and she has passion for adventuring and risk

Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Has a crush, Adventurer, Mentor. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 15000 cp. Obsidian (7 gp). Carnelian (60 gp). Alexandrite (900 gp).

Description: A middle-aged woman, she wears many layers of old clothing at all times, and is pretty ugly. Her blonde hair is smooth and relatively long. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep brown.

Personality: A deeply religious woman she believes everything happens for a reason. She is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: Bella was born in the south. At a young age she loved to build and create. Ostracized due to the necromantic powers of her oldest sister, she and her siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Halflings became a terror of the countryside. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: Wants to raise her children well; and she is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs

Ideals: Gifted, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Religious, Family. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: This slender man stands about 3'7". He wears silk and lounges about seductively. His long golden hair reaches down to his waist. His eyes are violet and catlike.

Personality: He acts crazy and hedonistic. He is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: He was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for him. It may also be what makes him so good at details. A freak accident while working with his Courier father left him crippled. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Courier they were divorced and he won custody of their daughter. He worked as a Barrister, and he later adopted a second daughter.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and to end his boredom

Flaws: Hedonist, Lazy, Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 5000 sp.

Description: He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. He is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly flails and greataxes. With bright white hair and a scraggly beard. He has violet eyes.

Personality: He fancies himself a trickster and likes to rely on his wits to carry the day. He cares for his older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. A friendly and beautiful Halfling, he is rarely seen without a few beauties around his arms. Though a playboy in all rights, he is no lame duck.

History: He was raised in a desert tribe. Since his father passed away years ago, his mother had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. He used his abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: A rival would like him out of the picture.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Bonds: Criminal record, Family, Attractive, Nature. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Switch between two voices

Possessions: 60 pp. Freshwater pearl (9 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This exceptionally lanky woman prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for her hunting needs. She wears her silver hair up. Her eyes are likewise gold. Her teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: She is highly sensitive about her name. She loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. She is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Tieflings.

History: She was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for her. It may also be what makes her so good at details. She was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. Her spouse died of illness and she inherited everything. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and human compassion

Flaws: Sensitive, Racist, Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Rich, Attractive. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 13000 cp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down. His brass crest is lengthy. His eyes are red and catlike.

Personality: He is highly sensitive about his name. He loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. As long as the job gets done he does not care how it got done.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. Unlike his family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, he wanted to work in the city. He has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Assassin and was forced into it by his family; and an old rival family wants him found

Ideals: Professionalism, Logical. Flaws: Sensitive, Mundane. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 1400 gp. Sapphire pendant on gold chain (600 gp). A delicate brass dragon egg (40 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1200 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (1000 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.